SCF Kids At HomePreteenJune 4Knowing Jesus changes how you see things.Since the beginning, God has always been deeply involved in the world. We see God’s handiwork on display in creation. We see God’s love on display through Jesus, who came to rescue us. We respond to God in faith, believing in what we can’t see because of what we can see. When we focus on what we know to be true about God and the world God created, we can have faith in what we can’t see or fully understand. We put that faith into action as we follow Jesus and show his love to the world.
We start off the month in Acts 9:1-9 and meet a man named Saul, also known as Paul. Saul was on his way to arrest and persecute followers of Jesus. But Jesus had other plans for him. Jesus stopped Saul on his journey and spoke to him. In a moment, Saul went from believing that Jesus was a false teacher to believing that Jesus is the Son of God and Savior of the world.
Knowing Jesus changes how you see things. When we put our faith in Jesus, it truly changes everything! We’ll start to see people as God sees them. We’ll discover a personal mission to join God in helping others experience new life in Jesus. We’ll start to see opportunities to help, serve, show kindness, and live with generosity.
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June 4 Knowing Jesus changes how you see things. Since the beginning, God has always been deeply involved in the world. We see God’s handiwork on display in creation. We see God’s love on display through Jesus, who came to rescue us. We respond to God in faith,...
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May 28 God is with you even when you have questions. We end the month in Acts 8:26-40 and discover a Jesus-follower named Philip. An angel told Philip to travel toward the desert. On the way, Philip met an Ethiopian official who was reading the Jewish Scriptures. This...
God is with you no matter whatMay 21
May 21 God is with you no matter what. In Acts 3:1-4:21, we see that Jesus’ mission wasn’t going to be easy for the disciples. Luke tells us that Peter healed someone in the name of Jesus and ended up causing quite a stir. As people gathered, Peter and John used this...
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May 14 God sent the Holy Spirit to help you. In week 2, head to Acts 2:1-41 and find out how the disciples found the confidence to tell the world about Jesus. The disciples had a huge mission: to share the message of Jesus with the world. Thankfully, Jesus also...
Share God’s love with othersMay 7
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April 23 Put others first by helping them understand. In John 21:1-19, we discover how Peter and several other disciples were out fishing on the Sea of Galilee without catching a single fish. Suddenly, they saw a man standing on the shore, who told them to try the...
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April 16 Put others first because Jesus put you first. In Philippians 2:3-8, Paul explains how Jesus is the ultimate example of humility. He writes, “As you deal with one another, you should think and act as Jesus did. . . . he was humble and obeyed God completely....
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March 5 Everyone needs forgiveness. No matter how much we mess up, God will always forgive us. Jesus even chose to forgive those who were crucifying him. Because God forgives us, we should work hard to forgive others. We can decide that someone who has wronged us...
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January 8 Knowing God is the most important thing. In Luke 2:41-52, we discover a moment from Jesus’ childhood when he stayed behind in Jerusalem after the Passover feast. Jesus was fully God, but he was also fully human. And as a human, Jesus recognized something...
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